No. 9 (CFP rankings) Notre Dame’s task against Virginia’s powerful offense Saturday night has become that much more difficult.
At least officially.
Brian Kelly announced on Thursday that All American safety Kyle Hamilton is not yet ready to return to the field for the Irish after injuring his knee on October 17 versus USC.
Kelly stated:
“Kyle Hamilton is not ready to play. Kyle is not cleared medically to play. Once he’s cleared medically to play, he has every intention of playing. He just hasn’t been cleared yet.”
“This isn’t a young man that doesn’t want to play.”
Virginia is 6-3 on the season and has their own questions as to whether or not starting quarterback Brennan Armstrong will be able to play after suffering a rib injury two weeks ago at BYU.
Virginia ranks 11th in all of the FBS as they’re averaging 38.9 points per game. Among Power Five programs that’s tied with North Carolina for the sixth-most.
The Cavaliers are also averaging 401 yards of passing offense per game, trailing only Western Kentucky nationally.
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